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JustAFanHTX said:
Stopping chambliss isn’t really the school of thought you should live in. Stopping everything else is much easier and will cause him to self destruct
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💯. Stop Lacy. He’s the truth. I don’t think they can live off of hitches and slants from the X on early downs. Trinadad is going to have to face our pass rush with Bryce lurking back there like a young Bennie Blades
 
Find it interesting their best players are in the middle of contract negotiations. I wish we had some more portal buzz like everyone else on this board, but if Mario and the staff and players focus on the present makes even a 1% impact on the game Thursday it will be worth it.

 
Handsome Squidbum said:
Doesn't matter. They are both dead to me.

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miamicanes305 said:
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So ******* weird. He had to go for Sorsby’s visit too.
You’ve got a game in 3 days that could mean you play for a NC and you’re doing this. I realize with private jets it’s probably not that big of a time commitment , and maybe it ultimately has no impact on our game, but it’s still weird.
 
CaneMutiny06 said:
So ******* weird. He had to go for Sorsby’s visit too.
You’ve got a game in 3 days that could mean you play for a NC and you’re doing this. I realize with private jets it’s probably not that big of a time commitment , and maybe it ultimately has no impact on our game, but it’s still weird.
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His employer gives ZERO ***** and wants him there to secure THEIR season next year.. You know how much money and careers are on the line?! You think they give a single **** about ole miss, they hope they lose lol..
 
skyman said:
I HAAAAAAAAAATE it also but its been working so its like what can you say lol.. In cfb you might see 2 legit QBs in season, so you can get away with it and with our Dline, they can cover it up majority of time. I also see how Indiana plays on back end and I know hetherman wants to keep it simple so guys play fast but hope with base installed that we can evolve in defense in second season and teach more..

Also I wonder who is teaching the corners, most of our big plays given up seem to be bust on them, ND TE wide open, SMU TD wide open, TAMU WR downfield wide open, JJ big play in OSU game and a few missed by Saiyan, etc. The corners bust need to be eliminated, I know south florida DBs are notorious for only playing man and issue wit zone but when they play else where they get it done, we need to figure it out.
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What’s crazy is he’s kinda versatile in the back end but how he we execute it is simple. I think that was the issue with guidry when the vets left, hopefully our guys can adapt if/when he adds more next year
 
YankeesCane said:
Whats spot dropping?
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Sorry to bring back nightmares but remember when manny would have players just guarding an open field of grass? Its basically that, players get the call and just drop to their assigned zone no matter what the receivers are doing

Match coverage is pattern matching to where the players have rules based on what the receiver does. So it could essentially turn into man coverage
 
E1k said:
Sorry to bring back nightmares but remember when manny would have players just guarding an open field of grass? Its basically that, players get the call and just drop to their assigned zone no matter what the receivers are doing

Match coverage is pattern matching to where the players have rules based on what the receiver does. So it could essentially turn into man coverage
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Easy way to visualize it is by looking at a play art of a zone coverage, in this case this is Cover 3.

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Spot dropping, you may also hear it referred to as country cover 3 if it is cover 3, just means these defenders drop to these zones no matter what if it is a pass play. If a WR comes into your zone, guard him and then pass him off as he exits and heads towards another zone.

It's how zone defense used to work decades ago. Teams still run it at times, including us, because it allows you to keep eyes on the QB at all times, but the "newer" way of running defenses these days is called pattern matching which can get complex with all sorts of rules.

To keep it simple, patter matching basically takes a traditional zone play and can switch to man coverage on the fly if the receivers run certain routes. For example, in a typical cover 3 zone, the outside CBs will play their deep third zones as we can see in the graphic. The safety plays the deep third in the middle.

If we were running cover 3 match, which is cover 3 with pattern matching rules, then the outside CBs would be reading the release of the furthest outside receiver on their side of the field. If that receiver released vertically, meaning they ran upfield for 7-10 yards(it varies by system at times) without breaking inside or outside, then that CB will switch to man coverage on that WR and follow him everywhere the rest of the play.

If that WR was to run a slant route instead, so he goes upfield 2-3 yards and cuts inside, then the corner would usually make some sort of audible call to pass him off to the defender underneath and inside of him and the corner would drift back into his normal third looking for any receiver that may come his way.

Pattern matching can get more complex than that, but that's the simplistic way of viewing it. Hopefully I didn't complicate it too much.
 
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Another thing I saw on twitter yesterday was Ole Miss first two games since the coaching **** show we're both against teams they had already played. One would assume that helps make the loss of time and coaching power easier because you've already been there with those teams.

This is not the case this week and also the coaches are even more strained for time/being at LSU. I really worried because the more I think about it the more I see us just boat racing them and beating UGA was the whole season for them.

Scary feeling lol
 
SFbayCane said:
My 2.8 cents on this game (adjusting for the lingering inflation):

1 - Of note, Ole Miss played both Tulane and UGA in the regular season. I suspect they didnt need to do a full game plan for either of those teams. That will not be the case with the Canes. The part time coaching staff will likely just try to replicate the UGA game plan, as that's the closest team to Miami that Ole Miss played this season.

2 - I saw an analyst on youtube who broke down the success that Ole Miss's D-line had against UGA last week. His analysis was that the bulk of their success came when UGA's O-line failed to communicate and pass off rushers. (Stacey Searles?) I dont think the Canes will have that issue. I look for our O line to dominate in this game.

3- Marty Brown should get 5-8 touches this game to go with Fletcher's 15 carries. Ole Miss's tackling is seriously suspect. I really think they'll struggle to get Fletch and Brown to the ground if we get some initial rippage beyond the line of scrimmage.

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4 - Malachi Toney needs to tighten it up. In the past two games he's had three fumbles and lined up offsides on a critical 3rd down.
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Toney might be hitting that freshman wall, especially considering her should be a senior in high school right now. He's done a great job without the ball though. This also might be a game where Pringle can get more touches.
 
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